Category: News

Greg Norris Memorial Health Scholarship 2021 – Applications now open

Scholarships of up to $5,000 are available to assist Huon Valley residents to obtain a qualification in the area of medicine, nursing or allied health. To be eligible: Applicants are required to show that they would find it difficult to access further education without receiving scholarship support Applicants must reside in the Huon Valley local…

Have Your Say on reconciliation in the Valley

We are currently developing a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) which will guide and drive our reconciliation efforts as an organisation. As a ‘Reflect’ RAP, it will scope our capacity for reconciliation and set out actions that will prepare our organisation for the journey ahead. We want to hear your ideas and desires for reconciliation in…

Have Your Say: Help make Huonville a better place

The people of the Huon Valley are vibrant, have many talents and are passionate about our culture and history. Council is dedicated to supporting our community to make our towns places that we all love, are unique, and a great place to live and work. “We are asking you – individuals, groups and businesses –…

Geeveston’s Arve Big Tree to live on in AR

Geeveston’s fallen Arve Big Tree, which was sadly destroyed in the summer 2019 bushfires, will be re-created in augmented reality (AR) so that people can experience and remember the tree’s natural wonder. The Huon Valley Council thanks the Tasmanian Government for funding this project through the Economic and Community Recovery Fund and the Regional Tourism…

25 November Ordinary Council Meeting

Tonight’s Ordinary Council Meeting will be live-streamed at 6pm on Youtube. Visit https://youtu.be/gbMdbyHmBW4 to view the meeting live. For more information and to view the agenda, please visit our Meetings, Agendas & Minutes page.

Planning Scheme amendments on exhibition

On 21 October 2020 the Huon Valley Council initiated an amendment to the Huon Valley Interim Planning Scheme 2015 to amend the Attenuation Area Overlay applicable to the Cygnet Treatment Plant at 7321 Channel Highway, Cygnet (‘CTP’) under former Section 34(1)(b) of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 (‘Act’). The Council also certified…